Day 51 · A Full Three Thousand

A slow English story about Apple raised Mac prices across the board, and the increase alone could buy a whole laptop. 10 simple sentences. Word by word. About 9 minutes. 📝 Today's sentences ① Lately, I've seen a lot of posts about Apple raising prices. ② Macs went up across the board. ③ Someone online said they hesitated for a long time about buying one. ④ Before they could decide, the price jumped. ⑤ So I checked Apple's website. It was up a full three thousand yuan. ⑥ I was surprised. It's not 300. It's 3,000. ⑦ My first computer in college cost about that much. ⑧ Out of curiosity, I opened Amazon. ⑨ There are still laptops for under three thousand yuan. ⑩ I know the quality isn't the same. I'm just saying. 🔑 Vocabulary • raising prices /ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz/ • across the board /əˌkrɒs ðə ˈbɔːrd/ • hesitated /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/ • out of curiosity /aʊt əv ˌkjʊriˈɒsəti/ • I'm just saying /aɪm dʒʌst ˈseɪɪŋ/ 🎧 New episode every weekday Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.